究極【きゅうきょく】
ultimate, final, last, eventual
積極的【せっきょくてき】
positive, assertive, active, proactive, aggressive
見極める【みきわめる】
to ascertain, to make sure of, to determine, to probe, to get to the bottom (of something)
消極的【しょうきょくてき】
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
南極【なんきょく】
South Pole, the Antarctic, Antarctica
北極【ほっきょく】
North Pole, the Arctic
極める【きわめる】
to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something, to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy), to investigate thoroughly, to research thoroughly, to master, to understand completely, to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
極まる【きわまる】
to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
極道【ごくどう】
wicked, evil, profligate, immoral, wastrel, scoundrel, villain, organized crime, yakuza, underworld
積極【せっきょく】
active, positive, progressive
消極【しょうきょく】
passive, negative, conservative, depolarization
北極圏【ほっきょくけん】
Arctic Circle, the Arctic
対極【たいきょく】
antipodes, other (opposite) extreme, opposite, antithesis
両極【りょうきょく】
both extremities, North and South Poles, positive and negative poles
南極大陸【なんきょくたいりく】
Antarctica
南極点【なんきょくてん】
the South Pole
見極め【みきわめ】
ascertainment
極まりない【きわまりない】
extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
北極海【ほっきょくかい】
Arctic Ocean
極左【きょくさ】
extreme left, ultraleft